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Minotaur Moving Beyond Genre

Andrew Martin is a man on a mission, a mission to change the industry’s perception of the mystery imprint he’s been heading for the last three years. Martin, as publisher of Minotaur Books, which releases some 140 titles annually, is pushing a message to...

Nevada Barr – Borderline

(Publisher’s Weekly, Feb. 23) Bestseller Barr skillfully blends sticky border issues, marital strife and politics in her exciting 15th novel to feature National Park Service ranger Anna Pigeon. Anna, on leave because she’s still suffering from...

Loads of action in 2008 reads

(mcherald.com, Nov. 22, JC Patterson) Here’s a by-the-book breakdown of fine reads I have known and appreciated this year. The Big Boys: Heavyweight hits like Richard Price’s Lush Life, The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski , and my favorite read...